Development of an inspection probing system for the case of reactor melt down accident

Ito, Fuyumi; Nishimura, Akihiko  ; Tomiyoshi, Kentaro; Ito, Chikara   ; Sugiyama, Akira

An innovative probing system should be required for the case of reactor core melt down accidents. In the Fukushima Daiichi BWRs, molten debris might drop in the pedestal under the reactor pressure vessel. Due to the high radioactive situation, the probing system is going to be inserted into the pedestal by a remote controlled robotic arm. We are planning the probing system which consists of optics of Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS), a waterproof view scope, radiation resistant optical fibers, radiation dose monitor, and so on. The purpose of LIBS is to analyze the composition of the molten debris. That of the waterproof view scope is to know its position in the pedestal. The following paragraph mentions each outline which we did until now.